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Author Topic: Oscar no longer at SMART Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-04-2005 07:31 PM                     quote: Richard Fowler Ray Derrick will supervise future product development at Smart. The pending move will affect other employee's decision to commute to the new location. The latest is that Scott Meader agreement has been dissolved per a recent e-mail....so people do read the forum. I seriously doubt that Ray has much time to do "other" design work other than what he is already involved with which is considerable. Moving the factory 70 miles would certainly already be de-railing the operation to a large extent... I doubt that many of the employees at Smart have the where withall to move there either and a 150 mile commute would be rediclous. Moving the factory to a less expensive location near the present one makes more sense... other wise you might as well shut the whole thing down and move it to Taiwan amd operate from there, its closer to Ray anyway. What ever Smart and Norm end up doing I certainly hope consideration of the Smart employees comes first and their dealers second. But with Oscars termination as it was that aspect certainly looks dismal. The better situation would be for Scott and his cronies to own the company and have Oscar run it... he's the only other one that really could. Mark  |  IP: Logged Jason Black Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1723 From: Myrtle Beach, SC, USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 06-05-2005 12:16 PM                        Never under estimate the powers of those unknown.. Not knowing the exact circumstances, I'd dare say that even Scott, himself, isn't a big enough prick to come on and post such a comment. For some reason or another tho, Loganville, GA rings a bell when associated with his name.. quote: Mark Ogden You know, it's funny, I was just about to log in and say: "Whoever this guy Scott is, he couldn't be THAT big a schmuck".  |  IP: Logged Richard Fowler Film God Posts: 2392 From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA Registered: Jun 2001 posted 06-05-2005 03:54 PM                     The current plan is for Smart to convert to a ESOP type of Corporation....in other words, Employee Stock Option Plan situation. Norm is 68 years old and he wants to make sure that Smart will still be around if he doesn't last to his 120th birthday via employee stockholders. People familiar with Atlanta will know that the move will be easy for many of the employees due to the commute time and location of the present facility. Scott has been around a long time dealing with some tough customers so he probably has brothered some people....I can only judge from the few dealings I have had with him....which was a rapid followup with questions answered.  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 06-07-2005 08:17 PM                        OK folks, it's time for us to find a fortunate company that will be lucky enough to have Oscar. This is not hard....just think of a money-making company that has poor service in the Southeast, with nice bosses. Come on....there is surely ONE!!! Isn' there. We don't need Oscar to jump to another industry. Louis (Don't say "Delta!" We need a company that will be there INTACT.)  |  IP: Logged Richard Fowler Film God Posts: 2392 From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA Registered: Jun 2001 posted 07-31-2005 09:35 PM                     New developments from Smart.......(1) They are moving to Hollywood ....Georgia to a new factory 70 miles North of their present facility. (2) Smart has purchased 100% of Panalogic of Australia and is moving all production to the USA. (3) Ray Derrick, founder of Panalogic, is now chief engineer for both companies. Details at www.smartdev.com  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-31-2005 10:23 PM                     Boy now thats a teenie building compared to what they are in now. Perhaps even smaller than the old Norcross place. Doesn't look like they'll be doing much manufacturing there all farmed out now I suppose. The nice thing though is that they can sit on the front porch in their rocking chairs during break and enjoy the view....... and sip that fresh apple cider. It definately reminds me of one of those Apple Cider(or moonshine)places you see when driving down a country road..... Smart Devices and Cider Co. Mark  |  IP: Logged Richard Fowler Film God Posts: 2392 From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA Registered: Jun 2001 posted 07-31-2005 10:35 PM                     Most boards are now surface mount technology which is farmed out to military grade board houses. UltraStereo facility is about the same size less the second floor conference and engineering test area....besides there is room to grow which is not an option at the existing facilty. The market value of the old site easily pays for the relocation. Alway room for a gift shop and some Smart swag to sell  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-04-2005 03:49 PM                     Hummm Richard, I just got the below message from another Film-Techer a few minuites ago concerning the Scott Meader thing.... Whatda know about it? "That deal fell through some time ago" Mark  |  IP: Logged Richard Fowler Film God Posts: 2392 From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA Registered: Jun 2001 posted 08-04-2005 04:02 PM                     In early June the deal with Scott imploded.....Things have come a long way since the days of a room with several ladies stuffing boards and running them through a wave soldering machine in the same space .  |  IP: Logged Jason Black Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1723 From: Myrtle Beach, SC, USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 08-04-2005 08:37 PM                        Richard, That's funny.. Scott emailed me and indicate dthat the deal was on and everything was moving forward... As normal... believe half of what you hear and possibly NONE of what you see...  |  IP: Logged William Hooper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1879 From: Mobile, AL USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-05-2005 01:04 AM                        "Believe half of what you see, and none of what you hear." -- "I Heard It Through The Grapevine", by Marvin Gaye (simultaneous boiling hot version released by Gladys Knight & the Pips)  |  IP: Logged

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